Old Belfry

Old Belfry is a historic bell tower in Lexington, Massachusetts. The tower was erected on a hill in 1761, but it was removed to the Common in 1768. The bell was used to warn the patriot militia about the approach of the British Army on 17 April 1775 before the Battle of Lexington, and it was removed to the Parker Homestead in 1797. It was brought back to the hill in 1891 by the Lexington Historical Society, was destroyed by strong winds in 1909, and was rebuilt in 1910.